MSTP students in the Sahoo lab

Medical Scientist Training Program

Lauren Elberfeld

G1 Student

Faculty Advisor

Kenichiro Taniguchi, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy

Locations

Medical Scientist Training Program

Contact Information

lelberfeld@mcw.edu

Education

BS, Cellular and Molecular Biology, East Carolina University, 2022

Research Interests

Stem cells, developmental biology, regeneration

Research Experience

Medical College of Wisconsin, 2025-Present
Advisor: Kenichiro Taniguchi, PhD

Brody School of Medicine, June 2022-June 2023
Advisor: Michelle Ratliff PhD
Project: Understanding TLR expression in young vs aged individuals

East Carolina University, January 2020-May 2022
Advisor: Elizabeth Ables PhD
Project: Characterizing the role of Mkp3, a negative regulator of the Ras/MAPK pathway, in germline stem cell self-renewal in Drosophila

Meeting Abstracts

Elberfeld L. Characterizing the role of Mkp3, a negative regulator of the Ras/MAPK pathway, in germline stem cell self-renewal. Research and Creative Achievements Week at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, April 2022. [Poster]

General Interests

Collecting Vinyls, watching movies, and soccer

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